Computational fluid dynamics simulations of flow and concentration polarization in forward osmosis membrane systems

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 488-495

  Gruber, M F ^a,b   Johnson, C J ^c   Tang, C Y ^d,e   Jensen, M H ^f   Yde, L ^c   Helix Nielsen C ^a,g  

^a AQUAPORIN A S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DHI   (Denmark)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Desalination; External concentration polarization; Forward osmosis; Internal concentration polarization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL THEORY; ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; CFD MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CROSSFLOW VELOCITIES; DRIVEN SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FLUX MODELING; FORWARD OSMOSIS; INTERNAL CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION PROCESS; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POROUS SUPPORT; POROUS SURFACE; PRESSURE-DRIVEN; REALISTIC SYSTEMS; SEMI-ANALYTICAL; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; SLIP VELOCITY; WATER DESALINATION; WATER FLUX;

CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESALINATION; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUIDS; MODELS; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FLOW KINETICS; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OSCILLATION; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; VELOCITY;

EID: 79960621718     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.06.022     Document Type: Article

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